Is Benton Grade School K-4 a good school?

Benton Grade School K-4 ranks 1089 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Benton Grade School K-4?

In the 2023-24 school year, 599 students attended Benton Grade School K-4.

What is the racial makeup of Benton Grade School K-4?

Students at Benton Grade School K-4 are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Benton Grade School K-4 attend?

Students who attend Benton Grade School K-4 usually go on to attend: Middle : Benton Grade School 5-8 High : Benton Cons High School

Benton Grade School K-4

Summary:

Benton Grade School K-4 is a public elementary school serving 617 students in grades PK-4 in Benton, Illinois, which is part of the Benton CCSD 47 district.

While the school has seen an increase in per-student spending, from $8,195 in 2019-2020 to $11,151 in 2022-2023, its academic performance has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 31.6% of all students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 37.4% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 21.4%, lower than the district's 20.8% and the state's 28.4%. The school also faces significant achievement gaps between different student subgroups, with white students performing much lower than the state average, ranking in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools. However, the school's special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 50% of Illinois schools in those categories.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Sesser-Valier Elementary School, generally outperform Benton Grade School K-4 in academic achievement, with 38.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 61% in Mathematics. Additionally, while Benton Grade School K-4 has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.7% in 2019-2020 to 29.7% in 2023-2024, the nearby schools generally have lower rates, ranging from 10.3% to 24.6% in 2022-2023 or the most recent year available.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

1000 E McKenzie St
Benton, IL 62812-3352

(618) 438-7181

District: Benton CCSD 47

SchoolDigger Rank:
1089^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,659

Students who attend Benton Grade School K-4 usually attend:

Middle:	Benton Grade School 5-8
High:	Benton Cons High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.8

Number of students: 599

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Two or more races:

4.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Benton Grade School K-4 ranks worse than 52.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.09. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (90.7%), Hispanic (4.5%), two or more races (4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 64.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Benton Grade School K-4 is 15.8. (See more...)

Compare Benton Grade School K-4 employs 37.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Benton Grade School K-4 is $12,659.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Benton Grade School K-4:

SchoolDigger ranks Benton Grade School K-4 1089^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Benton Grade School K-4 in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Benton CCSD 47:

SchoolDigger ranks Benton CCSD 47 499^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Benton Grade School K-4

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Rank History for all students at Benton Grade School K-4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	59.04	1012^th	2020	49.9%
2004	61.78	932^nd	2030	54.1%
2005	66.35	817^th	2022	59.6%
2006	51.72	1270^th	2086	39.1%
2007	55.08	1188^th	2095	43.3%
2008	34.43	1551^st	2092	25.9%
2009	46.93	1339^th	2120	36.8%
2010	49.55	1301^st	2139	39.2%
2011	41.48	1457^th	2147	32.1%
2012	29.32	1688^th	2166	22.1%
2013	52.60	1115^th	2167	48.5%
2014	32.11	1492^nd	2093	28.7%
2015	17.47	1774^th	2052	13.5%
2016	31.31	1389^th	2046	32.1%
2017	37.95	1221^st	2044	40.3%
2018	34.46	1310^th	2037	35.7%
2019	51.78	938^th	2086	55.0%
2021	43.05	993^rd	1948	49.0%
2022	39.19	1192^nd	2082	42.7%
2023	42.96	1111^th	2077	46.5%
2024	43.09	1089^th	2067	47.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Benton Grade School K-4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.02	431^st	763	43.5%
2019	44.07	558^th	1194	53.3%
2021	35.33	386^th	640	39.7%
2022	47.50	441^st	1113	60.4%
2023	43.14	556^th	1156	51.9%
2024	45.68	542^nd	1195	54.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Benton Grade School K-4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.75	906^th	1765	48.7%
2019	61.52	532^nd	1816	70.7%
2021	56.70	486^th	1514	67.9%
2022	47.17	842^nd	1763	52.2%
2023	49.57	825^th	1808	54.4%
2024	54.63	685^th	1793	61.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Benton Grade School K-4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.28	1278^th	1964	34.9%
2019	51.11	924^th	2019	54.2%
2021	41.40	899^th	1680	46.5%
2022	32.99	1248^th	1970	36.6%
2023	29.59	1335^th	1957	31.8%
2024	30.72	1301^st	1942	33.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Benton Grade School K-4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	40.98	447^th	907	50.7%
2024	52.02	320^th	886	63.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Benton Grade School K-4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.03	1211^th	1972	38.6%
2019	53.65	843^rd	2019	58.2%
2021	40.11	936^th	1707	45.2%
2022	44.36	1002^nd	1977	49.3%
2023	55.36	783^rd	1984	60.5%
2024	53.70	803^rd	1959	59.0%

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Rank History for White students at Benton Grade School K-4

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.96	1307^th	1463	10.7%
2019	34.53	1001^st	1462	31.5%
2021	25.31	1053^rd	1308	19.5%
2022	20.75	1215^th	1425	14.7%
2023	23.72	1148^th	1419	19.1%
2024	23.44	1136^th	1392	18.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Benton Grade School K-4

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	554	6	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
2003	554	6	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
2004	554	9	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
2005	581	9	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	1	597
2006	596	1	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	11	610
2007	590	4	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	10	606
2008	643	5	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	11	668
2009	654	6	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	10	677
2010	620	4	2	3	1	n/a	n/a	7	637
2011	657	0	2	8	1	0	19	0	687
2012	673	2	3	7	0	0	22	0	707
2013	660	3	3	10	2	0	16	0	694
2014	706	2	2	14	2	0	25	0	751
2015	690	3	3	15	4	0	20	0	735
2016	639	3	5	12	4	0	19	0	682
2017	609	5	4	10	4	0	26	0	658
2018	615	2	3	9	0	1	24	0	654
2019	620	1	2	9	0	0	27	0	659
2020	604	2	4	12	0	0	36	0	658
2021	509	1	3	10	0	0	27	0	550
2022	587	0	3	19	1	0	10	0	620
2023	569	0	4	25	0	0	19	0	617
2024	543	1	4	27	0	0	24	0	599

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Benton Grade School K-4

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	561	32.0	17.5	33.7
2003	561	32.0	17.5	33.7
2004	570	33.0	17.3	34.7
2005	597	33.0	18.1	55.2
2006	610	34.0	17.9	55.3
2007	606	33.0	18.4	55.4
2008	668	35.0	19.1	57.7
2009	677	41.0	16.5	57.7
2010	637	39.0	16.3	60.2
2011	687	38.0	18.0	63.6
2012	707	40.0	17.6	62.9
2013	694	57.8	11.9	62.4
2014	751	39.3	19.0	64.2
2015	735	40.0	18.3	66.3
2016	682	37.0	18.4	63
2017	658	36.6	17.9	56.7
2018	654	35.9	18.2	56.6
2019	659	37.0	17.7	56.9
2020	658	37.1	17.7	57.9
2021	550	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	620	36.7	16.8	56.1
2023	617	37.7	16.3	62.9
2024	599	37.8	15.8	64.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Benton Grade School K-4

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	561	32.0	17.5	33.7
2003	561	32.0	17.5	33.7
2004	570	33.0	17.3	34.7
2005	597	33.0	18.1	55.2
2006	610	34.0	17.9	55.3
2007	606	33.0	18.4	55.4
2008	668	35.0	19.1	57.7
2009	677	41.0	16.5	57.7
2010	637	39.0	16.3	60.2
2011	687	38.0	18.0	63.6
2012	707	40.0	17.6	62.9
2013	694	57.8	11.9	62.4
2014	751	39.3	19.0	64.2
2015	735	40.0	18.3	66.3
2016	682	37.0	18.4	63
2017	658	36.6	17.9	56.7
2018	654	35.9	18.2	56.6
2019	659	37.0	17.7	56.9
2020	658	37.1	17.7	57.9
2021	550	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	620	36.7	16.8	56.1
2023	617	37.7	16.3	62.9
2024	599	37.8	15.8	64.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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